The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 8, 1945
Waning Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:49 AM
4:47 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 276
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.6° / 205.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 18m / -3.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.83° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.20° / 7.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.71° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.