The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2081
Waning Crescent
1.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
7:38 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.8%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1958
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 | 345.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 165.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 15.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.85° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.84° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.