The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 10, 2010
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 AM
5:27 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 396,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1080
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 | 319.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 212.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / 8.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.52° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / -6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.68° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.