The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 1972
Waxing Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:22 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 611
Events on this date
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Venus and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 02m / 23.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.14° / 1.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.42° / -1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.25° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.