The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2149
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
8:40 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2799
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 136.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 04m / 12.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.08° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.65° / 6.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.30° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 345.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.