The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 8, 1994
Waning Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
6:55 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 882
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,400 km.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 180.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 12.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.66° / 2.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / -2.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.58° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.