The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 7, 2140
Waning Gibbous
74.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:52 AM
10:26 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.0%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2688
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 | 241.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 254.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -22.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.97° / -0.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.64° / 0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -68.18° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.