The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 8, 1953
Waning Crescent
26.3% 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
3:31 AM
3:32 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.3%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 375
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 | 298.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.9° / 227.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 04m / -2.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 346.23° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.44° / -3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.05° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.