The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 1921
Waxing Gibbous
72.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 PM
3:09 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.2%
- Age
- 8.8 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -20
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 | 116.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.0° / 51.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 24m / 0.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.56° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.72° / 4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 67.48° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.