The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 16, 1936
Waning Crescent
23.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
4:00 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.8%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 165
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 | 301.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 230.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 42m / 3.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.43° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.34° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.38° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.