The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 2072
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:41 AM
7:22 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 387,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1847
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 | 343.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 166.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 10.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.09° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / 5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.74° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.