The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 7, 1977
Waning Gibbous
76.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 AM
10:25 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.7%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 672
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 | 237.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.8° / 260.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.65° / 5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.96° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.