The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 7, 1909
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 PM
6:47 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -169
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.4° / 292.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 42m / -21.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.01° / 0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / -0.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.88° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.