The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 2107
Waning Crescent
35.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 AM
2:41 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.2%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2280
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 | 287.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 27.4° / 237.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 50m / -3.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.63° / 3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.14° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -110.75° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.