The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 2045
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
9:10 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.4 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1513
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 8.0° of each other in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.8° of each other in the sky.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 128.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 23.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.87° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.76° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.40° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 151.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.