The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 6, 1900
First Quarter
51.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:11 PM
1:12 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.5%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -280
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.2° / 73.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 11.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.24° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.12° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.