The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 2051
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
6:43 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1587
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,100 km.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.3° / 184.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 25m / 9.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.32° / 0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.76° / -0.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.78° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.