The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 8, 2018
Waning Crescent
44.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
1:27 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.6%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1179
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.6° / 236.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 48m / -14.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.37° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.21° / 2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -100.59° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.