The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 7, 2050
Waning Gibbous
99.4% 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
9:35 PM
6:48 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1575
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 | 188.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.1° / 299.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.14° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.45° / -0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.99° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.