The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 2176
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
8:43 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3133
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.2° / 140.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 20.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.75° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.62° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.67° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.