The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 8, 2093
Waxing Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 PM
5:16 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2107
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.8° / 11.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 09m / -1.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 196.61° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.09° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.80° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.