How much sun is needed for my palm tree?

I bought a majesty palm a few weeks ago, it is about 4 feet tall and has wide shoots. I have it on my back patio where there is barely any sun during the day. It seems to be fine there. I wish I had it in my front yard though.





My front yard, recieves no direct sun until about 1 pm and then the sun leaves at about 6. However if I put my palm tree there, I am worried that it will have heat stress. What do you think? Is it okay to put it there, eventhough the area recieves about 5 hours of direct sunlight + 90 degree heat?

How much sun is needed for my palm tree?
I have a large (approx 15 ft. to the top of the fronds) date palm in my front yard, it practically has full sun all day and it is hot and humid here with mild winter (below freezing for maybe a couple of weeks a year). It has a corner of the yard to itself, the ground is slightly raised so there is no standing water. I don't think one would thrive like that in my shady backyard, however I have several nice sago palms there. The more sun, the more you should water your palm. It may need fertilizer and/or epsom salts.
Reply:There a lot in our neighborhood but the ones that get only a little sun grow very slowly. There are many in full sun.
Reply:majesty palms are beautiful tree's try to keep her in the back where you have her, you see if that tree was in the jungle she would be under the canopy of larger one's, providing shade. i know because i use to sell them in my store, and let me tell you i killed enough of them to know what i am talking about. but now am almost a pro in palms
Reply:Most palm trees need at least 8 hours of sunlight to grow. without the sun many trees will not grow.
Reply:I had palm trees out in my yard, away from the house , winter killed them, the one near the house gets the sun till about 12 noon its still ok, lasted thru the winter to, think the winds and cold killed them, the front yard seems to get the most heat, I think you'll be ok, make hole double the size of the pot, I think palms can be beautiful, Joy
Reply:Ravenea rivularisis native to Madagascar and found in shady creek banks and prefers warm temperate to tropical climates with regular water in hot weather, it is best in filtered light with sahde around its roots but will grow in full sun. it is a a heavy feeder with frequehnt applications of iron, nitrogen , and magnesium to keep its green color.