The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 8, 1998
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:53 PM
5:09 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 932
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.9° / 12.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 02m / -3.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 195.58° / 3.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.62° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 32.59° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.