The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 8, 1986
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
8:38 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 783
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.96° / 1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.02° / -1.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.26° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.