The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 10, 2198
Waxing Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3406
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 | 48.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.4° / 83.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 20.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.87° / -2.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.68° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.13° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.