The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 8, 2117
Waxing Crescent
42.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:54 AM
2:22 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.0%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2404
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 | 80.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 60.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 22.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.67° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.81° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.