The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 5, 2196
First Quarter
51.0% 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
1:08 PM
2:21 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3381
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 | 91.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 61.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 15m / 13.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.09° / -2.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / 3.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.38° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.5° |
| 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.