The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 1907
Waxing Crescent
16.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:27 AM
11:31 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.4%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -193
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 1.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 47.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 92.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 53m / 21.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.37° / -1.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.02° / 1.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.50° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.