The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 1927
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:42 PM
6:23 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 54
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.7° / 316.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 27m / -15.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.35° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.83° / -3.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.31° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 342.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.