The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 10, 2146
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
8:32 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2762
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.8° / 137.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 09m / 13.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.57° / -4.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.79° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.86° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 0.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.