The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2166
Waxing Gibbous
56.4% 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
1:35 PM
2:47 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.4%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3010
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 97.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.2° / 57.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 13.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.50° / -0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.39° / 0.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.19° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.