The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 2047
Last Quarter
50.5% 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
2:05 AM
1:09 PM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1538
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 245.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -10.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.37° / 3.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.91° / -3.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.67° / 1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.