The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2059
Waning Crescent
21.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:25 AM
3:52 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.6%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1686
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 | 304.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.1° / 215.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 38m / -7.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.92° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.75° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.88° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.