The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2155
Waxing Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
1:38 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2874
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 | 67.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 66.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 48m / 25.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.29° / 4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.01° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.62° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.