The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 6, 1957
First Quarter
45.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:38 PM
1:45 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 425
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 | 84.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.8° / 67.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 12.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.07° / -5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.42° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.