The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 7, 2043
Waning Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:18 AM
7:05 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1488
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 177.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 34m / 11.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.06° / 1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.38° / -1.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.21° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.