The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 7, 2051
Waning Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
5:30 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1587
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 | 321.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 206.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 28m / 5.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.43° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / -2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.55° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| 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.