The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 8, 2127
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
6:06 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2527
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 | 329.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.7° / 191.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 06m / 5.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.35° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.74° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.56° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.