The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2018
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 AM
10:08 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 364,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1180
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 | 16.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.9° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 43m / 18.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 71.75° / -4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.90° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.54° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.