The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 10, 2040
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:11 AM
8:20 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1451
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.2° / 144.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 53m / 14.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.09° / -1.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.62° / 2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.00° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 51.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.