The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 10, 1950
Waning Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:36 AM
2:40 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 338
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 290.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.3° / 228.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 48m / -10.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.58° / -2.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / 3.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -103.39° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.