The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 10, 2181
Waning Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
5:59 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3195
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 199.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 01m / 8.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.24° / 1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / -2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.32° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.