The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 2067
Waxing Crescent
11.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 AM
11:53 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.0%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1786
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 88.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 22.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.59° / -1.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.06° / 2.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.68° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.