The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 7, 2107
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:14 PM
6:47 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 384,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2280
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 12:12 AM, is deepest at 12:26 AM and ends at 12:40 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.1° / 305.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -16.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.30° / 2.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.48° / -2.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.99° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.