The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 10, 2079
Waxing Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 PM
4:06 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 390,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1934
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 | 121.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.5° / 39.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 6.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.73° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.19° / -3.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 64.84° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.