The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2042
Waning Gibbous
94.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:27 PM
7:33 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.4%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1476
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 | 207.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.0° / 272.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -26.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.36° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.10° / 5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.59° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 105.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.