The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 8, 2184
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
6:42 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3232
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Mars, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 2.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.0° / 178.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 6.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.36° / -3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / 5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.01° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.