The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 1954
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:56 PM
5:08 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 388
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 | 166.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.1° / 342.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 30m / -19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 221.56° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.49° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.