The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 10, 2170
Waning Crescent
25.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
3:28 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.1%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3059
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 300.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.2° / 219.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 32m / -8.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.27° / -5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.54° / 7.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.84° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.