The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 8, 1954
Waxing Crescent
39.0% 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
11:53 AM
1:41 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 386,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 388
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 77.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.7° / 67.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 17.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.62° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.09° / 2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.07° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.