The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 10, 2072
Waning Crescent
45.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:32 AM
1:33 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.1%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1847
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 240.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 53m / -11.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 326.60° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.36° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.