The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 8, 2054
Waxing Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
9:40 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 376,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1625
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 118.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 15.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.49° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.37° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.06° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.