The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 16, 2048
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:57 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1551
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 | 41.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 86.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 33m / 22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.59° / -0.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.25° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.