The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 2143
Waxing Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 AM
10:38 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2726
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.0° / 102.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 07m / 20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.55° / -2.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / 3.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.89° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.