The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 8, 2200
Waning Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
2:51 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3430
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 | 290.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.3° / 234.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 33m / -4.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.17° / 4.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.89° / -4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.47° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.