The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 7, 2187
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:15 AM
7:45 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 3269
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 349.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 154.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 24m / 9.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.91° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.89° / 6.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.67° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 45.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.