The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 8, 2181
Waning Crescent
22.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
3:58 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.7%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 387,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3195
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 | 303.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.6° / 225.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 24m / 0.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.91° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.82° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.87° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| 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.