The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 10, 1970
Waxing Crescent
25.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 AM
1:03 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.0%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 400,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 586
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 | 59.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.0° / 71.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 25.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.31° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.63° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.91° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.