The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2004
Waning Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
6:27 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1006
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 190.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 9.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.99° / -1.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 1.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.07° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.