The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 1972
Waning Crescent
27.3% 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
3:25 AM
3:26 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 610
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 | 297.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.1° / 229.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / -2.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.31° / 3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.58° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.85° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.