The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 7, 2084
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
11:39 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1996
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.5° / 89.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 25.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.98° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.61° / -3.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.00° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.