The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2010
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 AM
11:44 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1081
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.1° / 89.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 24.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.98° / 1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.88° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.