The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 16, 2037
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
10:13 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1415
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 109.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 18.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.32° / -3.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.52° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.73° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.