The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 8, 2168
Waxing Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
9:54 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3035
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 | 13.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.2° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 03m / 17.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.14° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.42° / 5.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.65° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.