The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 1945
Waxing Crescent
27.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
12:58 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.8%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 383,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 277
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 | 63.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 72.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 06m / 22.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.94° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.84° / -1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.39° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.