The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 10, 1952
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:11 PM
6:24 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 372,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 363
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 | 190.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.8° / 289.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 50m / -25.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.68° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.95° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.