The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2103
Waxing Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 PM
3:09 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2231
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 | 117.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.0° / 53.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 26m / -1.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.83° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.01° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.68° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.