The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 2137
Waning Crescent
10.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 AM
5:45 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.4%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2651
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 | 322.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.2° / 208.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 05m / 9.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.53° / 2.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.03° / -2.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.04° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.