The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 7, 1974
Waning Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:14 PM
7:00 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 635
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 | 195.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 288.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 59m / -22.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.07° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.07° / 2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.94° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 109.1° |
| 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.