The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 7, 2061
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 PM
7:55 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1711
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.3° / 266.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -27.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.06° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.62° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.37° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.