The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 1982
Last Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:51 AM
1:24 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 734
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.1° / 236.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 16m / -14.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 330.64° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.98° / 5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.12° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.