The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 7, 2103
Waxing Crescent
1.9% 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
6:53 AM
10:22 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2231
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 | 15.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.2° / 105.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 23.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.14° / 3.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.78° / -4.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.67° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.