The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 8, 1988
Last Quarter
54.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 AM
12:20 PM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.6%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 808
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.8° / 240.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -19.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.13° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.64° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -86.59° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.