The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 2135
Waxing Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 389,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2627
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.4° / 81.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 28.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.13° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.20° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.