The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 2143
Waning Crescent
33.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:00 AM
2:48 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.4%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2725
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 235.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 29m / -4.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.40° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.43° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.24° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.