The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 7, 2128
First Quarter
50.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:02 PM
2:17 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.2%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2540
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 62.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 13.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.51° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / 3.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.59° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.