The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 2086
Waning Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
3:42 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 366,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2020
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 | 299.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 229.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / 0.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.21° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.40° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.25° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.