The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 8, 2037
Waning Crescent
36.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 AM
2:15 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.4%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1414
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 | 285.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.3° / 230.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -12.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.30° / -2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.56° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -104.39° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.