The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 10, 2003
Waxing Gibbous
62.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
3:32 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.7%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 994
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 | 104.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 48.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 32m / 14.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.26° / 5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.59° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.82° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.