The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 2041
Waxing Gibbous
54.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 PM
3:11 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1464
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.2° / 53.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.94° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.07° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.62° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.