The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 8, 2190
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
12:03 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3307
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.0° / 78.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 27.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.74° / 4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.03° / -4.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.91° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.