The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 1938
First Quarter
47.6% 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
12:52 PM
1:56 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 190
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 | 87.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.2° / 65.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 54m / 12.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.54° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.27° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.24° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| 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.