The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 8, 2011
Waxing Crescent
27.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
12:43 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.1%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1093
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 | 62.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.8° / 75.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 19.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.26° / -2.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.72° / 3.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.89° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| 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.