The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2185
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
2:25 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 6.6 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3245
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 | 90.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.0° / 60.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 15.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.93° / -0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.86° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.60° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| 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.