The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 10, 2051
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
9:05 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1588
Events on this date
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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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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.2° / 128.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 16.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.16° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / 2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.74° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.3° |
| 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.