The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
5:40 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1241
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 | 322.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 203.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 10m / 5.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.42° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.84° / 2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.64° / 0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.