The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2031
Waning Gibbous
99.6% 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
9:31 PM
6:37 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 16.0 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1340
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.8° / 301.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 26m / -19.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.89° / -0.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / 1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -10.17° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.