The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 2028
Last Quarter
48.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:14 AM
1:23 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.1%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1303
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.7° / 244.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 59m / -9.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 328.70° / 2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / -3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.08° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.