The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 8, 2088
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 PM
8:30 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2045
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,800 km.
-
Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.9° / 275.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -19.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.68° / 3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.74° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.