The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 7, 1962
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 487
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 | 45.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.0° / 86.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.96° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.20° / 4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 140.95° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.