The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2134
Waning Crescent
44.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
1:26 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.9%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2614
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.4° / 235.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -15.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.75° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.74° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -95.92° / 0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.