The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 16, 2116
Waxing Crescent
19.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 AM
12:30 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.5%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2392
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 | 52.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 74.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 27.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.13° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.22° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.80° / 0.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.