The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 7, 2021
Waning Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
4:43 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1216
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 | 314.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.4° / 206.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 15m / -3.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.10° / -4.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.78° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.48° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.