The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 8, 2096
Waning Gibbous
98.7% 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
10:01 PM
7:01 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2144
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 | 193.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -54.4° / 291.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 00m / -20.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.16° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / 0.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.16° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 104.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.