The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 7, 2141
Waxing Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
10:34 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2701
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,100 km.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 103.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 23.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.35° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.61° / -2.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.04° / 1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.8° |
| 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.