The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 8, 2157
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
8:43 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2898
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.0° / 140.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 20.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.69° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.51° / -6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.87° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.