The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 7, 2079
First Quarter
45.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 PM
2:38 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.7%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 376,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1934
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 | 84.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.8° / 58.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 05m / 22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.21° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.41° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.45° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.