The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2188
Waxing Gibbous
84.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 PM
4:45 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.7%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 363,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3282
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 | 134.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.0° / 26.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 15m / 3.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.90° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.00° / -6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.37° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.