The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 8, 1927
First Quarter
50.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 PM
2:48 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 54
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 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.0° / 56.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 19.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 137.32° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.37° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.24° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.