The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 1901
Waning Gibbous
78.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 PM
9:07 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.6%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -268
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 235.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 270.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -18.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.49° / 4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.44° / -4.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.67° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.