Moon Phase Today May 7 2023

Moon phase today May 7 2023 – The current moon phase for May 7th, 2023 is the Waning Gibbous moon phase. In this article, you will find more information about today’s moon phase 7 May 2023 such as illumination, the approximate distance from the Earth to the moon, and what is the moon sign and more.

Moon Phase Today May 7 2023

Let’ see What is the Moon Phase 7th May 2023?

Moon Phase for Sunday May 7th, 2023

The current moon phase for 7 May 2023 is the Waning Gibbous moon phase.

Today 7th May 2023 the moon is 16.69 days old and 98.45% illuminated with a tilt of -262.669°. The approximate distance from the Earth to the moon is 376,257.65 km and the moon sign is Scorpio zodiac.

The Moon phase for May 7th, 2023 is a Waning Gibbous moon phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon where the illumination of the moon decreases each day until it reaches 50% the Last Quarter phase.

Moon Phase May 7th, 2023

Phase: Waning Gibbous
Moon age: 16.69 days
Moon illumination: 98.45%
Moon tilt: -262.669°
Moon angle: 0.53
Moon distance: 376,257.65 km
Moon sign: Scorpio

The waning shrinking gibbous Moon will rise after sunset in the east, transit the meridian after mid-night, before setting after sunrise in the west.

During this moon phase, the illumination of the moon will go down from 99.% to 50.1%. Technically, the moon phase starts as soon as the Full Moon has passed, however, it can be difficult to calculate and differentiate the first stage of a Waning Gibbous Moon phase from a Full Moon when 98 – 99% of the Moon’s surface is illuminated.

Waning Gibbous on 7 May 2023 Sunday

Moon phase on 7 May 2023 Sunday is Waning Gibbous, 16 days old Moon is in Sagittarius.

Moon phase for 7 May 2023 Sunday 12:00 UTC

Waning Gibbous phase – Waning Gibbous 96% illuminated.

Waning Gibbous is the lunar moon phase on 7 May 2023, Sunday. Seen from the Earth, illuminated fraction of the Moon surface is 96% and getting smaller. The 16 days old Moon is in ♐ Sagittarius zodiac.

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For more information on the Moon-Cycle and on each moon phase check-out Wikipedia Lunar Phase page.