The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2194
Waning Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:20 PM
7:22 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3356
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 205.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.6° / 272.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 44m / -27.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.12° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.23° / 6.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.40° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.