The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 2052
Waxing Gibbous
77.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 PM
3:45 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.8%
- Age
- 9.5 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1600
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 123.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.9° / 43.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 1.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.46° / -1.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.68° / 2.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.22° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.