The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 8, 2146
Waning Crescent
4.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 AM
6:35 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.6%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2762
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 | 335.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.4° / 181.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 6.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.45° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.69° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.39° / -1.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.