The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 8, 2149
Waxing Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 AM
9:56 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2800
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 14.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.5° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 04m / 16.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.33° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.98° / 5.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.46° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.