The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2125
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 PM
5:39 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2503
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 169.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.2° / 333.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 52m / -16.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 225.45° / 0.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / -0.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.89° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.