The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 1978
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
10:00 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 685
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 | 16.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 112.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 16.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.45° / -4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.16° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.04° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.