The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 2039
Waning Crescent
34.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:33 AM
2:32 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.4%
- Age
- 23.3 days
- Distance
- 390,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1439
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 | 288.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.0° / 228.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / -11.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.09° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.21° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.32° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.