The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 7, 2117
Waxing Crescent
31.4% 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
10:42 AM
1:39 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.4%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2404
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 | 67.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 66.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 26.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.04° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.02° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.03° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| 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.