The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 7, 2088
Waning Gibbous
96.4% 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
10:29 PM
7:45 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2045
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 | 201.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.4° / 284.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 35m / -19.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.83° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.35° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.56° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.