The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 8, 2092
Waxing Crescent
4.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
10:30 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.1%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2095
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 | 22.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.5° / 105.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.96° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.12° / 6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.43° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.