The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 7, 2078
Waning Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
3:44 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1921
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 | 303.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 216.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 33m / -7.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.60° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.28° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.68° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.