The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 7, 1936
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 PM
6:41 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 165
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.3° / 291.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 42m / -22.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.52° / -3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / 4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.57° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.