The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 8, 2022
First Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 PM
2:43 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1229
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.9° / 57.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 13m / 21.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.14° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.55° / -6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 88.43° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.