The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 10, 2056
Waning Crescent
14.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
4:54 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.0%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1649
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.7° / 205.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 34m / -1.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.04° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.07° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.65° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.