The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 10, 2026
Waning Crescent
42.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:57 AM
1:45 PM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.2%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1278
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 | 279.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 236.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 06m / -12.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 329.12° / -0.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.18° / 1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.40° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.