The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 7, 2011
Waxing Crescent
18.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.2%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 387,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1093
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 22.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.22° / -1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.64° / 1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.11° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.9° |
| 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.