The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 8, 2106
Waxing Crescent
30.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 AM
12:47 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.9%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 368,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2268
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 | 67.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.3° / 75.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 16.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.10° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.58° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.29° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.