The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 7, 1982
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 PM
6:32 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 734
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.9° / 323.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 46m / -11.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.66° / 4.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.63° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 331.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.