The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 2062
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:45 AM
8:29 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1723
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 353.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.8° / 145.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 34m / 18.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.95° / 3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / -3.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.27° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.