The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2094
Waxing Crescent
5.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:55 AM
11:04 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.2%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 390,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2120
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 | 26.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 97.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 28m / 21.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.54° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.37° / 2.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.53° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.