The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 1941
Waxing Gibbous
82.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 PM
4:10 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 82.3%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 227
Events on this date
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Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter and Uranus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 130.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 49.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 82.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.5° / 35.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 48m / 0.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.87° / -0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 0.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 43.97° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.