The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 10, 2104
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 PM
6:18 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2243
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.2° / 301.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 28m / -21.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.05° / -2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.02° / 3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.75° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 136.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.