The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 10, 1986
Waxing Crescent
2.8% 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
7:06 AM
10:42 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 784
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 100.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 25.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.66° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / -3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.26° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.