The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 2148
Waning Crescent
2.8% 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
5:40 AM
7:12 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 364,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 2787
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 341.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.5° / 169.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 9.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.77° / -4.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.81° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.52° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.