The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 8, 2111
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:10 AM
9:18 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 393,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2330
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 | 8.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.8° / 123.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 14.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.70° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.09° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.