The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 1904
Waxing Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:26 AM
8:57 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -230
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.7° / 130.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 17.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.94° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.41° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.