The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 10, 2030
First Quarter
49.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
2:02 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.6%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 388,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1328
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.9° / 65.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 22m / 10.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.46° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.05° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.65° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.