The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 7, 2130
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
8:36 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2564
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 | 359.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.9° / 137.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 02m / 12.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 46.41° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.49° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 347.9° |
| 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.