The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 8, 2038
Waxing Crescent
16.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1427
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 | 47.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.3° / 82.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 22.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.03° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.57° / 1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.73° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.