The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 7, 2010
Waning Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:59 AM
2:27 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1080
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 235.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 15m / -6.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.18° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.76° / -4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.01° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.