The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 8, 2068
Waxing Crescent
45.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:39 PM
1:46 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1798
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 | 84.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -7.1° / 67.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 56m / 12.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.01° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.46° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.46° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.