The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 2115
Last Quarter
53.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
12:34 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.0%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2379
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
-
Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 266.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 239.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 45m / -19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.05° / -5.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.33° / 7.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.10° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.