The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 2118
Waning Crescent
13.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
5:10 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.7%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2416
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.9° / 213.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 43m / 6.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.26° / 1.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.92° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.22° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.