The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 7, 2018
Last Quarter
54.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:16 AM
12:30 PM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.2%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1179
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 | 265.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 242.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -17.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.42° / -0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.97° / 0.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.38° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.