The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 8, 2136
Waxing Crescent
43.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
2:27 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.5%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2639
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 82.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.0° / 60.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 58m / 21.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.77° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.01° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.