The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 2121
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:44 AM
9:08 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2453
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 128.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 25m / 23.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.79° / 4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -174.37° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 153.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.