The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 10, 1983
Waning Crescent
5.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
6:21 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.6%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 746
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 | 333.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.9° / 184.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 30m / 4.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.46° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.55° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.