The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 8, 2077
Waning Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 PM
6:46 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1909
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 | 186.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.9° / 302.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 33m / -17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.30° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.38° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.