The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 8, 2027
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
11:41 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 367,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1291
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 | 29.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.3° / 89.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 27.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.34° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / -5.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.20° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.