The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 1946
Waning Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 PM
6:41 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 289
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.7° / 302.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.10° / 1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.39° / -1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.09° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.