The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 1969
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:02 AM
9:31 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 574
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.6° / 119.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 24.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.14° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / -5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.39° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 210.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.