The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2108
Waxing Crescent
31.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 AM
12:44 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.5%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2293
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 | 68.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.7° / 76.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 14.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.08° / -4.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.68° / 6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 107.13° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.