The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 6, 2145
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 PM
6:13 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2750
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.9° 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.
Exact values
For May 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.2° / 325.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 36m / -12.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.78° / 2.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.10° / -2.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.57° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 305.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.