The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 2190
Waxing Crescent
4.6% 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
7:33 AM
11:05 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3307
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 24.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 96.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 36m / 24.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.02° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / -2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.38° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.7° |
| 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.