The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 10, 1998
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:46 PM
6:09 AM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 932
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 | 169.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.5° / 334.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 34m / -10.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.39° / 4.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.21° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.23° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 308.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.