The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 7, 2106
Waxing Crescent
20.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2268
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 | 53.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.3° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.61° / -4.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.18° / 5.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.51° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.