The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 10, 1999
Waning Crescent
30.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
2:59 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.0%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 944
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 | 293.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.4° / 226.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -8.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.25° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.46° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.23° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| 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.