The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 2126
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
3:28 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2515
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 | 296.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.3° / 231.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 28m / -0.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.46° / 2.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.56° / -2.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.57° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.