The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 7, 1987
Waxing Gibbous
65.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 PM
3:36 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 9.6 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 796
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 107.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.0° / 48.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 12.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.02° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / -3.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.17° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.