The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 6, 2136
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:55 AM
1:06 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2639
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 | 59.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 70.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 27.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.82° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.44° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.