The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 8, 2021
Waning Crescent
8.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
5:42 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1216
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 | 325.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 194.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 59m / 1.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 14.19° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.72° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.