The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 2110
Waning Crescent
4.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:24 AM
6:40 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.5%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2317
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 335.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 180.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 03m / 7.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.37° / -4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.68° / 6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.89° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.