The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 2104
Waning Gibbous
62.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 AM
12:00 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.2%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2243
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 | 256.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 252.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 53m / -13.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.97° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.96° / -4.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.89° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.