The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 10, 2102
Waning Crescent
40.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 AM
2:04 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.1%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2218
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 | 281.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.2° / 237.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 10m / -8.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.22° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.40° / -2.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.17° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.