The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 5, 2052
First Quarter
48.8% 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
12:58 PM
2:01 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1600
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 | 88.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.2° / 64.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 02m / 12.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.29° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.32° / 6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.82° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| 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.