The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 8, 2043
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:47 AM
8:27 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 357,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1488
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.2° / 146.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.22° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.21° / -3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.45° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.