The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 374,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1155
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 | 52.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 83.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.29° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.82° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.96° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.