The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 8, 2048
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
4:50 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1550
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 | 312.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 219.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 58m / 5.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.60° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.85° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.8° |
| 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.