The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 8, 2172
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:26 PM
6:21 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 359,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3084
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 3:44 AM, is deepest at 4:46 AM and ends at 5:49 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.7° / 304.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 20m / -20.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.83° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.20° / 2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.00° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 135.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.