The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2014
First Quarter
45.7% 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
12:41 PM
1:50 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1130
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
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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 | 84.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.4° / 67.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 48m / 12.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.93° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.08° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.20° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.