The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 10, 2057
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:39 AM
1:54 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1662
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 | 76.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.9° / 65.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 21.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.71° / 2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.42° / -3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.48° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.