The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 7, 2038
Waxing Crescent
9.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
11:46 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.8%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1427
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 | 36.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 90.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 21.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.65° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.86° / 2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.96° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.