The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 8, 2129
Waning Gibbous
77.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
10:16 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.2%
- Age
- 19.9 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2552
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,600 km.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 237.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.2° / 259.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 05m / -19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.32° / 3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.67° / -3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.97° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.