The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 2064
New Moon
0.3% 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
5:55 AM
9:30 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1749
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.5° / 119.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 24.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.52° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.22° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.59° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 201.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.