The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 1977
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
7:29 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 672
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.4° / 165.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 32m / 13.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.87° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.93° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.