The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, May 10, 2055

Full Moon Flower Moon

99.5% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
40°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.5%
Age
13.7 days
Distance
365,300 km
Apparent size
32.7′
Constellation
Libra
Lunation number
1637

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Flower Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun174.00°
Phase angle7.79°
Illuminated fraction99.54%
Altitude / azimuth-57.6° / 326.6°
Right ascension / declination14h 52m / -11.25°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude224.01° / 5.01°
Libration in longitude / latitude3.00° / -6.01°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude9.06° / -1.52°
Position angle of the axis17.0°
Position angle of the bright limb323.3°
Apparent magnitude-12.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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