The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 8, 2189
Waning Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:38 AM
2:08 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3294
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 | 285.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 228.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -14.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.98° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / 7.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.22° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.