The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 7, 2122
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:05 AM
10:36 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2466
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 | 18.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 103.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 11m / 23.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.22° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.70° / -3.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.84° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.