The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 1939
Waning Gibbous
75.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
10:33 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.4%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 202
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 | 239.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.4° / 259.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 09m / -17.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 286.60° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.97° / -5.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -56.54° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.