The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 2059
Waxing Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
12:59 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1687
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 | 59.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.8° / 71.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 52m / 25.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.04° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.07° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.99° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.