The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 2152
Waxing Crescent
16.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2837
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 | 47.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.6° / 78.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 27m / 26.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.99° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / -3.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.31° / -0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.