The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2166
First Quarter
46.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 PM
2:08 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.6%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3010
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 | 85.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.6° / 63.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 57m / 15.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.22° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.36° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.40° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.