The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2104
Waxing Gibbous
93.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:27 PM
4:43 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.9%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2243
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 | 151.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.3° / 14.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 02m / -11.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 198.87° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.22° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.79° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.