The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 10, 1902
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 AM
10:44 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 361,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- -255
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 102.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 51m / 19.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 87.98° / -4.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / 5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.10° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.