The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2142
Waning Gibbous
63.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 AM
11:57 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.0%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2713
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 | 255.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.7° / 253.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 48m / -13.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 310.82° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -77.27° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.