The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 7, 2027
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:47 AM
10:33 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 369,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1291
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.0° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 59m / 25.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.92° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.44° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.