The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 8, 1924
Waxing Crescent
19.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:54 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.0%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 17
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 83.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.17° / -3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.56° / 5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.11° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.