The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 16, 2020
Waning Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:43 AM
2:57 PM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1204
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.2° / 226.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 29m / -8.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 349.31° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.49° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.73° / -0.87° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.