The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 2036
Waning Gibbous
65.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:15 AM
11:30 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.9%
- Age
- 20.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1402
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 251.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.2° / 251.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -17.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 307.95° / 1.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / -1.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -72.46° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.