The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 8, 1975
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:43 AM
6:14 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 647
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 | 329.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 196.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 57m / 10.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.13° / 3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.75° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.