The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 1958
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
6:50 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 437
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.6° / 183.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 58m / 12.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.58° / -0.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / 0.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.11° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.