The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 1926
Waxing Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 AM
12:26 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 4.7 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 42
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 | 56.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 77.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 32m / 22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.26° / 0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.34° / -0.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.20° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.