The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
71.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:09 PM
3:41 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.0%
- Age
- 9.0 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2800
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 | 114.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 65.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 70.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.1° / 45.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 7.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.80° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 70.69° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.