The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 2130
Waxing Gibbous
64.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 PM
3:16 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.1%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 404,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2565
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,500 km.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 106.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 73.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.4° / 51.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 58m / 10.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.97° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.58° / -3.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 74.49° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.