The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 8, 2195
Waning Crescent
2.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
7:31 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.5%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 375,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3368
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 | 342.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 172.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 48m / 16.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.86° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.75° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.24° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.