The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 10, 2149
Waxing Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2800
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 41.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.5° / 87.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 09m / 21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.00° / -1.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.60° / 3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.99° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.