The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 7, 2133
Waxing Crescent
9.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.2%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 365,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2602
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,400 km.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 35.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 88.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 24.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.51° / 1.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.66° / -1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.37° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.