The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 7, 2111
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:36 AM
8:17 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 389,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2329
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 | 356.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.4° / 143.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 10.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.89° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.68° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 15.8° |
| 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.