The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2101
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 PM
2:40 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 391,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2206
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 | 91.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.4° / 58.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 16.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.46° / 0.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.61° / -0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 80.97° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.9° |
| 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.