The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 1983
Waxing Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
12:07 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 747
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,500 km.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 24.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.25° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.09° / -1.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.02° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.