The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 7, 1981
Waxing Crescent
17.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:36 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 722
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 | 48.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.5° / 83.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 25m / 20.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.84° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.92° / 3.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.14° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.