The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 2124
Waxing Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
11:38 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2491
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 | 35.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.8° / 92.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.69° / -2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.74° / 4.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.47° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.