The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 2073
Waxing Gibbous
70.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:13 PM
3:27 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 70.9%
- Age
- 9.4 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1860
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 | 114.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -32.3° / 48.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / 5.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.01° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.12° / -2.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.49° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.