The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Waxing Crescent
7.2% 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
7:42 AM
11:49 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1056
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 | 30.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 88.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 07m / 27.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.16° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.01° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.