The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 1918
Waning Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:48 AM
6:42 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 361,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -58
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,900 km.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.8° / 190.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 12.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.26° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.57° / 0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.