The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 7, 2022
Waxing Crescent
37.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:21 AM
2:05 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.2%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 402,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1229
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 | 74.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.5° / 63.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 22m / 24.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.08° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.46° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.65° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.