The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 6, 1917
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 PM
4:43 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -70
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.5° / 358.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.59° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.93° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.11° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.