The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 7, 2118
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 PM
7:26 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 361,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2416
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 | 207.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.4° / 271.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -27.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.35° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.38° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 107.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.