The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 10, 2111
Waxing Crescent
7.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
11:12 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.3%
- Age
- 2.7 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2330
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 31.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 96.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 20m / 19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.59° / -3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.44° / 5.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.61° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.