The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 1935
Waxing Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:11 AM
1:23 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 153
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 | 69.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.5° / 70.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 56m / 20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.02° / -0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / 0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.89° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.