The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2121
Waning Gibbous
75.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:49 AM
10:14 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.2%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 376,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2453
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 | 239.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.9° / 254.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 14m / -23.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.03° / -0.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.38° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.