The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 2148
Waning Gibbous
78.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
10:10 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.0%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2787
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 | 236.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.4° / 259.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -20.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.58° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.58° / -2.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.78° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.