The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 2000
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:31 AM
12:39 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 957
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 61.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.4° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 21.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.85° / -0.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.61° / 1.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.12° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.