The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2049
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
5:24 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1563
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 | 169.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.9° / 333.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 50m / -18.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.55° / -2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.91° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.70° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.