The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 8, 2155
Waxing Crescent
40.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
2:15 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.0%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2874
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 | 78.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.2° / 62.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 22.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.16° / 4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / -5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.41° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.