The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 7, 1953
Waning Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:04 AM
2:19 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 375
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 | 285.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 234.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 13m / -8.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.91° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / -2.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.83° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.