The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 7, 2040
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
5:05 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1451
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 | 318.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 202.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / -1.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.40° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.96° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.29° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.