The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 8, 2193
Waxing Gibbous
55.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 PM
2:56 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.3%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3344
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 | 95.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.3° / 56.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 50m / 15.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.61° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.73° / -1.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.81° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.