The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 2062
Waxing Gibbous
60.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 PM
2:59 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 377,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1724
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 | 101.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.9° / 55.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 10.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.61° / 1.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.42° / -2.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.91° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.