The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 10, 2165
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
8:58 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 377,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2998
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 | 3.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.7° / 130.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 14.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.73° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.69° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 311.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.