The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 10, 1959
Waxing Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:29 AM
11:05 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 450
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 | 30.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.7° / 98.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.03° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.24° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.40° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.