The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 2097
Waxing Crescent
31.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
1:31 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2157
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 | 67.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.2° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 32m / 24.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.31° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.09° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.38° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.