The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 7, 2015
Waning Gibbous
87.1% 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
11:56 PM
9:14 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1142
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 221.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -29.9° / 270.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 55m / -18.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 268.74° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.21° / -6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -47.40° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.