The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 7, 2151
Waning Gibbous
60.8% 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
2:10 AM
11:38 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.8%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2824
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 257.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 242.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -22.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.56° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.74° / 5.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.38° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.