The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 10, 2127
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:09 AM
7:56 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 406,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2527
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 351.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.9° / 151.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 38m / 12.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.99° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / 4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.03° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 49.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.