The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 10, 1923
Waning Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:54 AM
3:47 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 4
Events on this date
-
Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 302.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.7° / 221.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / -3.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.51° / -0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / 0.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.23° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.