The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, May 10, 2019

Waxing Crescent

34.6% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
NE
Highest
70°
Moonset
NW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
34.6%
Age
5.7 days
Distance
372,000 km
Apparent size
32.1′
Constellation
Cancer
Lunation number
1192

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 Sun71.89°
Phase angle107.97°
Illuminated fraction34.57%
Altitude / azimuth5.9° / 68.4°
Right ascension / declination8h 16m / 20.86°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude121.61° / 1.09°
Libration in longitude / latitude-2.03° / -0.94°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude105.10° / -1.34°
Position angle of the axis14.6°
Position angle of the bright limb283.0°
Apparent magnitude-9.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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