The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 6, 2164
Full Moon
99.8% 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
8:19 PM
6:19 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2985
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 | 175.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.5° / 324.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -12.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.96° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -3.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.24° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 313.9° |
| 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.