The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 7, 1946
Waxing Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:08 PM
2:24 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 378,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 289
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.6° / 60.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 53m / 21.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.62° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.71° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.65° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.