The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 1963
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
6:41 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 499
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.1° / 317.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 02m / -12.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.71° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.50° / -5.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.77° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 5.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.