The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 2141
Waxing Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:07 AM
11:37 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 360,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2701
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 | 32.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.1° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 23.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.35° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.58° / -0.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.80° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.