The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 2034
Waning Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:09 AM
10:23 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1377
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 | 237.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.3° / 261.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 04m / -17.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.23° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.11° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -63.36° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.