The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 10, 2189
Waning Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:28 AM
4:12 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3294
Events on this date
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Mars at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 213.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 03m / -4.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.74° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.93° / 6.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.66° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.