The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
93.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 PM
5:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.3%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1427
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 | 150.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.5° / 9.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 45m / -5.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 206.22° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.09° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.