The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 8, 2029
Waning Crescent
20.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 AM
4:15 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.6%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1315
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 | 306.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 224.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / 2.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 354.65° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.54° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.04° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.