The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 7, 2147
First Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:51 PM
2:14 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2775
Events on this date
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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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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.9° / 62.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 14.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.07° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.98° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.