The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 7, 1973
Waxing Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
1:01 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 623
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 | 66.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.1° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 20.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.17° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / 2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.50° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.