The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 7, 1992
Waxing Crescent
28.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
12:49 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.0%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 858
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 | 63.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 30m / 20.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.08° / -1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.70° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.