The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 1938
Waning Gibbous
95.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:53 PM
7:53 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.1%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 190
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 | 205.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.5° / 279.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 20m / -20.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.67° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.28° / -2.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.67° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.