The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 8, 2151
Last Quarter
51.4% 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
2:48 AM
12:37 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2824
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 237.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -20.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.43° / -4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / 6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -90.58° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.