The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 16, 1942
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
9:57 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 240
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 | 15.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.6° / 112.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 17.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.81° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.53° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.