The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 10, 2013
Waxing Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
9:24 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1118
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.3° / 121.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.32° / -0.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.54° / 1.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.13° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.