The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Waning Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 AM
4:56 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1105
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 | 312.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.1° / 221.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / 7.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 9.16° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.08° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.39° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.