The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 7, 2020
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
6:44 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1204
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 | 183.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.3° / 310.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 16m / -14.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.60° / 3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -3.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.04° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.