The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 10, 2130
Waxing Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 AM
11:50 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2565
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.9° / 90.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 52m / 20.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.07° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.83° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.80° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.