The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2091
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:31 AM
6:57 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2082
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 174.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 9.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.27° / -4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.36° / 5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.30° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 58.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.