The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 2034
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:22 AM
7:04 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1377
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 | 339.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 175.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 15m / 10.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.97° / -2.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.28° / 4.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.12° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.