The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2138
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 AM
7:19 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2663
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 | 341.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.3° / 175.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 38m / 14.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.12° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / -5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.82° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.8° |
| 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.