The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 5, 2006
First Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
3:06 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1031
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 | 94.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 54.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 18.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.95° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / -4.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.77° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.2° |
| 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.