The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2098
Waxing Crescent
33.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
1:45 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.0%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2169
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.0° / 65.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 59m / 25.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.58° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.73° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.84° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.