The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 1906
Waning Crescent
35.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:12 AM
1:24 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.8%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -206
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 14.0° / 244.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 55m / -9.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.55° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.98° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.63° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.