The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 2124
Waning Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
3:00 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2490
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 | 291.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 234.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 39m / -2.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.09° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.74° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.64° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.