The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 7, 2144
Waxing Crescent
19.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:02 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.7%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2738
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 52.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 83.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 18.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.94° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.94° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.87° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.