The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2033
First Quarter
53.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 PM
2:20 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.9%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1365
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 | 94.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.5° / 62.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 27m / 10.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.76° / -4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.73° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.40° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| 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.