The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2131
Waning Gibbous
83.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:28 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.1%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 392,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2577
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 | 228.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.4° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 01m / -22.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 284.10° / -0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / 0.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.89° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.