The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 8, 1962
Waxing Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:16 AM
12:18 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 487
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 | 57.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.2° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 04m / 20.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.99° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.11° / 3.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.72° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.