The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 8, 2081
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
8:47 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 388,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1958
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 | 356.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.8° / 136.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 48m / 20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.67° / 4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / -4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.92° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 123.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.