The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 8, 1984
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:58 PM
2:57 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 759
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 55.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.52° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.94° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.83° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.