The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 1974
Waning Crescent
28.7% 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
3:01 AM
3:26 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.7%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 394,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 635
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 | 295.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 234.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 18m / 1.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.91° / 5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.06° / -6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.75° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.