The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 2087
Waxing Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
12:48 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2033
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 | 66.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.9° / 75.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 16.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.32° / -4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.94° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.09° / 0.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.