The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 1940
Waxing Gibbous
70.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 PM
3:04 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.2%
- Age
- 9.2 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 215
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.7° / 53.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 1.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 169.39° / -2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / 3.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 63.68° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.