The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 7, 2024
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:52 AM
8:25 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1253
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.5° / 145.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 17.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.15° / 2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.93° / -2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.66° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.