The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 2002
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
12:08 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 382,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 982
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.2° / 78.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 24.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.56° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.04° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.19° / -0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.