The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 6, 2050
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
6:07 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1575
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.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 4:47 PM, is deepest at 6:30 PM and ends at 8:13 PM. Totality lasts from 6:08 PM to 6:52 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 176.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.6° / 319.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -16.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 223.13° / -0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / 1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.81° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| 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.