The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 2154
Waning Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
5:02 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2861
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 | 317.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 207.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 22m / 0.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.40° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.10° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.71° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.