The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2145
Waning Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
4:07 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2750
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 | 304.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.2° / 224.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / 1.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.46° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.41° / -1.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.38° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.