The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 8, 2122
Waxing Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:03 AM
11:38 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2466
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.7° / 90.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 24.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.82° / 1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.26° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.60° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.