The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 1997
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:14 AM
9:31 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 376,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 920
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 120.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 15.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.51° / -4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.47° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| 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.