The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 2165
Waning Crescent
4.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
6:46 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.0%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2997
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 337.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 177.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 40m / 7.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.74° / -3.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.78° / 4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.21° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.