The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 2158
Waxing Gibbous
80.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 PM
3:49 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.6%
- Age
- 10.0 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2911
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 127.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.3° / 42.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / -2.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.88° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / 5.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.39° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.