The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 10, 2160
Waxing Crescent
23.1% 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
10:17 AM
12:20 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.1%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2936
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,600 km.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.0° / 78.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 19.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.86° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.33° / 3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.53° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.