The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2098
Waxing Crescent
44.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:07 PM
2:31 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.2%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2169
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.4° / 59.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 59m / 22.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.86° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.88° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.63° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.