The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 7, 1947
Waning Gibbous
94.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 PM
7:51 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.2%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 301
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 | 207.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.7° / 275.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 50m / -23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.09° / -1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.49° / 1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -25.75° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.