The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 10, 2081
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
11:06 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1959
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.2° / 95.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 27.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.14° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.60° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.44° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.