The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2092
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
9:36 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2095
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,500 km.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.0° / 118.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 15.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.10° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.04° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.67° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.