The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 2028
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 PM
5:47 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1303
Events on this date
-
Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.7° / 314.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -21.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.49° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / 6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.45° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 220.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.