The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2070
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:31 AM
5:29 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1822
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 205.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / 4.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.75° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.52° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.34° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.