The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 1994
Waxing Crescent
30.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
12:44 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.8%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 388,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 883
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 | 67.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 76.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 14.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 122.69° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.54° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.