The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 16, 1992
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 PM
5:54 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 386,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 858
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.8° / 308.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 32m / -22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.00° / -2.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / 4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.93° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 197.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.