The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 7, 1943
Waxing Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:56 AM
11:41 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 252
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 | 38.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.4° / 92.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 36m / 19.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.28° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.75° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.