The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 8, 1921
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
9:36 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 372,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -20
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 118.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 17.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.75° / -2.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.27° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.