The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 10, 1978
Waxing Crescent
11.4% 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
9:04 AM
11:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.4%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 685
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 | 39.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.0° / 92.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 54m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.66° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.32° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.57° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.