The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 2045
Last Quarter
54.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:23 AM
12:27 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.4%
- Age
- 21.4 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1513
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 241.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 06m / -17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.57° / -1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.56° / 2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -85.77° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| 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.