The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 2005
First Quarter
52.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
2:49 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.9%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1019
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.4° / 57.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 15.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.11° / 4.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.08° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.