The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 2073
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
9:56 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 396,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1860
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 | 15.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 113.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 15m / 16.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.66° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.33° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.25° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.