The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 1967
Waxing Crescent
44.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
2:24 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.0%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 377,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 549
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 | 82.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.6° / 60.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 29m / 20.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.03° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.69° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.