The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 1955
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
5:56 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 400
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 | 177.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.1° / 318.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 36m / -19.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.50° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / 5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.01° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 234.7° |
| 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.