The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 7, 2048
Waning Crescent
24.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
3:48 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.3%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1550
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 | 301.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.3° / 228.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 11m / 0.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.96° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.62° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.