The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 2075
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
10:22 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1885
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 | 18.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.3° / 106.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 55m / 19.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.65° / -2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.59° / 3.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.34° / -1.21° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.