The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 7, 2060
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 PM
3:04 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 395,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1699
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.1° / 54.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 41m / 19.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.06° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.21° / -6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.03° / 0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| 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.