The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 2002
Waning Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
4:59 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 981
Events on this date
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Mercury, Saturn, and Venus gathered
All within 7.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 203.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / -2.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.76° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.51° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.91° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.