The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 8, 2032
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
7:51 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1352
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.1° / 156.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 20m / 14.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.30° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.21° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.