The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2136
Waning Gibbous
99.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 PM
6:16 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.3%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2639
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 | 188.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.0° / 290.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 09m / -25.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.95° / -4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -7.50° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 129.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.