The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 8, 1932
Waxing Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
11:54 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 116
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 86.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 28.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.99° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.78° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.