The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 1979
Waning Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
10:34 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 20.1 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 697
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 | 239.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 259.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 43m / -17.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.44° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.10° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.