The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 5, 1930
First Quarter
49.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
2:55 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.7%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 91
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 5, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.1° / 55.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 12m / 21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.93° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.79° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.