The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:42 PM
5:24 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2268
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 | 165.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.1° / 343.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 33m / -15.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.90° / -0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.23° / 1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.70° / -0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.