The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 2061
Waning Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
5:33 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1711
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 | 320.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.0° / 207.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 03m / 6.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.13° / -0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / 0.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.26° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.