The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 6, 2031
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:21 PM
5:52 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1340
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 9:51 PM, is deepest at 11:50 PM and ends at 1:49 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.1° / 326.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -16.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.41° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / 2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.00° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.