The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 8, 2057
Waxing Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
12:21 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1662
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 | 54.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 77.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 23.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.78° / 0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / -0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.92° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.