The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 10, 1994
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
8:47 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.7 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 882
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 87% of the Sun is covered at 1:12 PM.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 133.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 49.26° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.41° / -0.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.94° / 0.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.