The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 10, 2106
First Quarter
53.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
2:09 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.2%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2268
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.8° / 64.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 8.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.24° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.42° / 7.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.86° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.