The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 1980
Waxing Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:18 AM
11:05 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 710
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 | 28.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.4° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 38m / 19.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.89° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.61° / 6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.90° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.