The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 10, 2172
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:51 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 360,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3084
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.9° / 267.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -27.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.00° / -4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.21° / 5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -30.35° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 100.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.