The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 10, 2184
New Moon
0.4% 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
6:55 AM
9:08 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3233
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.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 127.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 38m / 14.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.67° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.65° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.51° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 303.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.