The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 7, 2143
Waning Crescent
42.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
1:51 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.6%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2725
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 | 278.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 240.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 44m / -8.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.52° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.02° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.