The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 2097
Waning Crescent
12.9% 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
4:47 AM
5:06 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2156
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 204.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / -0.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.00° / -3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.04° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.72° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.