The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 1961
Waxing Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 AM
10:35 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 475
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 | 23.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 104.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 13m / 18.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.92° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.71° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.3° |
| 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.