The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 1999
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
10:10 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 945
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 | 16.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 110.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 17.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.02° / -4.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.57° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.34° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.