The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 7, 1912
Waning Gibbous
66.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 AM
9:56 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.0%
- Age
- 20.2 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -132
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 66.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.7° / 253.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 05m / -25.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.10° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.40° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.87° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.