The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 2030
Waxing Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:10 PM
5:18 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1328
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.5° / 335.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 44m / -18.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 224.37° / -2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.88° / 4.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.51° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.