The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 1966
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
4:59 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 536
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 208.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 48m / 1.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.50° / -3.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.71° / 5.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.44° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.