The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 7, 1970
Waxing Crescent
4.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
11:19 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.9%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 586
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 93.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 27.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.84° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.35° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.61° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.