The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 7, 2073
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 AM
8:59 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1860
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 | 4.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.30° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.49° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 304.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.