The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 7, 1951
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:54 AM
10:38 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 351
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 | 17.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 101.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 25.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.08° / 4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.64° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.43° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.