The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 8, 2139
Waxing Gibbous
74.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 PM
3:36 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 74.9%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2676
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 119.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 60.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 74.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.0° / 46.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / 2.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.51° / -3.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.58° / 4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.19° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.