The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 7, 2054
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:42 AM
8:35 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 380,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1624
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 137.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 03m / 12.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.80° / -4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.30° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 348.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.