The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 8, 2107
Waning Gibbous
97.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
7:31 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.5%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 388,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2280
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 | 197.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.8° / 289.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 16m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.32° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / -3.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.17° / -0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| 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.