The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 16, 2015
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:23 AM
7:08 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1142
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 | 339.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.6° / 174.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 11.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.38° / -2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.35° / 3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.33° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.