The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 7, 2171
Waxing Crescent
5.8% 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
7:46 AM
11:20 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3072
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 | 27.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.5° / 94.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 24.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.70° / 2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / -2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.96° / -0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.