The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2029
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
11:46 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1316
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 | 35.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 89.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 05m / 23.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.18° / 0.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -0.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 139.06° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.