The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 2052
Waning Gibbous
92.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 PM
8:30 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.5%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 403,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1600
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 | 211.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.1° / 277.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 51m / -18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.92° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.51° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.28° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.