The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 7, 2146
Waning Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:52 AM
5:34 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2762
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 199.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 41m / 3.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 10.62° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.16° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.6° |
| 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.