The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2083
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
9:07 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.6 days
- Distance
- 406,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1983
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,700 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.4° / 128.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.01° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.98° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 155.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.