The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2077
Waning Crescent
35.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:27 AM
2:26 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.6%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1909
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 | 286.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 229.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 07m / -11.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.34° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.94° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.