The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 6, 2152
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 AM
10:53 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2837
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 | 22.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 30m / 22.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.44° / 1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / -0.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.78° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.