The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 10, 1989
Waxing Crescent
31.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
1:27 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.1%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 821
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 | 67.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.4° / 68.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 01m / 23.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 117.66° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.84° / -3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.11° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.