The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 10, 2089
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 AM
9:02 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2058
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 15.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.00° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / 4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.12° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.