The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 16, 2093
Waning Gibbous
62.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:38 AM
11:47 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.2%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2107
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 | 256.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 247.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 02m / -18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 312.60° / -1.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.28° / 2.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -71.67° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.