The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 1909
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
4:23 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- -169
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,700 km.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 321.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 222.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 07m / 2.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 16.33° / -4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.19° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.75° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.