The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 1923
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 AM
9:21 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 5
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 | 8.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.1° / 122.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 15.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.80° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / 6.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.35° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.