The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 10, 1942
Waning Crescent
19.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
4:16 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.1%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 391,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 239
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.6° / 216.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 54m / -2.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.62° / -1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / 2.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.05° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.