The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 10, 2043
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:07 AM
11:09 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 359,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1489
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 | 21.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.7° / 96.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 38m / 26.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.67° / 4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.34° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.07° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.