The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 1980
Last Quarter
52.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
12:44 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.4%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 709
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.7° / 242.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 07m / -15.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.65° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.56° / -0.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -93.01° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.