The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 2070
First Quarter
45.4% 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
12:47 PM
1:37 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1823
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.6° / 69.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 26m / 10.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.73° / -4.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.21° / 6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.55° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.