The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 7, 1995
First Quarter
47.7% 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
12:54 PM
1:56 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.7%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 895
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.6° / 66.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 11.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.88° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.95° / 7.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.81° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.