The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 8, 2160
Waxing Crescent
7.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
11:27 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.1%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2936
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 93.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 14m / 23.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.44° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / 0.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.99° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.