The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 8, 2016
Waxing Crescent
5.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
10:48 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1155
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 | 26.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 102.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 56m / 17.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.58° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.14° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.43° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.