The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 8, 1981
Waxing Crescent
26.6% 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
10:35 AM
12:39 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.6%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 722
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 | 61.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.93° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.88° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.91° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.