The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 2080
Waning Gibbous
80.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:41 AM
9:24 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.1%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1946
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 | 233.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.8° / 253.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 54m / -28.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.99° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.17° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.34° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.