The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 2130
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
9:45 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 372,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2565
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 | 12.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 116.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 58m / 15.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.68° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.48° / 6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.28° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.