The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 10, 2063
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 PM
4:54 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1736
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 155.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.6° / 5.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 31m / -13.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.05° / -3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 5.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.63° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.