The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 1915
Waxing Crescent
6.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:31 AM
10:30 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.0%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -94
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 | 27.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 101.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 27.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.67° / 4.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.36° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.17° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.