The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 10, 2076
First Quarter
45.9% 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
12:24 PM
2:29 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1897
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.2° / 60.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 19m / 19.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.97° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.37° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.68° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| 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.