The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 8, 2125
Waxing Crescent
28.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:01 AM
12:36 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2503
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 | 64.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 35m / 16.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.86° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.88° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 112.47° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| 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.