The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 2119
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:30 AM
8:00 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2428
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 156.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 36.40° / 4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.24° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.