The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 1946
First Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:16 PM
3:06 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 289
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 | 95.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.3° / 53.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 47m / 18.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.95° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.83° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.44° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.