The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 7, 2000
Waxing Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:30 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 957
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 | 47.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 83.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 21.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.35° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / 2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.35° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| 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.