The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 8, 2163
Waxing Crescent
23.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:30 AM
12:13 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.7%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2973
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 | 58.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 80.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 07m / 17.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.96° / -5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.06° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.07° / -0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.