The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 8, 2135
Waning Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
4:22 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2626
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 | 310.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 212.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 56m / -3.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.84° / -2.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.68° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -127.90° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.