The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 10, 1910
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:21 AM
9:46 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -156
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.1° / 116.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 23.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.95° / 1.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.92° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.76° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.