The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 8, 1993
Waning Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:33 PM
8:17 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 870
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 | 213.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.5° / 272.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -22.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.11° / 0.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / -0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.93° / 0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.