The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 10, 2066
Waning Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 PM
6:37 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 16.1 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1773
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 3.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.4° / 289.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 00m / -23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.64° / -3.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.33° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.33° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.