The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 2113
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
10:27 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2355
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.6° / 106.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 50m / 20.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.61° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.34° / 2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.94° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.