The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 8, 2192
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
5:19 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.4 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3331
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,700 km.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 206.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 30m / 3.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.24° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.53° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.35° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.