The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2096
Waning Crescent
36.6% 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
3:24 AM
2:20 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.6%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2144
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 285.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.0° / 230.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 04m / -11.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.62° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.85° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.75° / -0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.7° |
| 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.