The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 1971
Waning Gibbous
63.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 AM
11:41 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.2%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 598
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 254.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 248.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.01° / -0.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.79° / 1.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.69° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.