The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 2084
Waxing Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1996
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 | 42.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.8° / 82.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 25.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.84° / 1.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.38° / -1.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.77° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.