The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 10, 2073
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:02 AM
11:48 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 390,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1860
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 | 39.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 91.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.90° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.11° / 5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.78° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.