The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 7, 2041
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 PM
2:39 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1464
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 7, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.4° / 58.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 04m / 22.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 132.04° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.35° / -6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.83° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.