The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 2053
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
7:04 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 367,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1612
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 | 339.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.7° / 174.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 10.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.82° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.62° / 4.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.93° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.