The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 7, 2159
Waning Gibbous
77.2% 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
12:35 AM
10:06 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2923
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 256.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -22.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.11° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.48° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -59.78° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| 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.