The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 8, 2100
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
8:19 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2193
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 | 352.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.7° / 148.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 27m / 18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.46° / 4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.40° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.66° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.