The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 2115
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 PM
6:21 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2379
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 1:44 PM, is deepest at 3:17 PM and ends at 4:50 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.1° / 316.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 55m / -15.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 226.06° / 0.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / -0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.43° / -0.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.