The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 10, 1945
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:54 AM
7:17 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 276
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,100 km.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.9° / 166.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 8.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.90° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.03° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.18° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 53.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.