The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 2056
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:45 AM
10:37 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1650
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 | 21.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 20.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.51° / -2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 4.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.92° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.