The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 2102
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
8:45 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2218
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.8° / 138.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 06m / 22.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.38° / 4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.51° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.55° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.