The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 10, 1964
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
5:52 AM
7:16 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 511
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 167.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 09m / 8.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.00° / -4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.05° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.98° / -1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 54.5° |
| 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.