The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2032
Waxing Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:35 PM
1:30 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1353
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 81.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 70.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 16m / 10.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.28° / -5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.87° / 7.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.92° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.