The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 8, 1997
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
10:31 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 920
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 | 23.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 105.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 41m / 17.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.16° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.80° / 6.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.23° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.