The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 2000
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 PM
5:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 395,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 957
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 | 161.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.2° / 350.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 26m / -9.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.21° / 4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.51° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.