The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 7, 1989
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:38 AM
11:45 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 821
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.4° / 89.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 01m / 27.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.91° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.34° / -5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.81° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.