The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 8, 2153
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
6:26 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2849
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 2:59 AM, is deepest at 4:08 AM and ends at 5:18 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.9° / 304.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.87° / -1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / 2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.19° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.