The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 8, 2132
Last Quarter
48.7% 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
2:54 AM
12:55 PM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2589
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 235.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 36m / -18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.11° / -4.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.36° / 6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.00° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.