The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 16, 2150
Waning Gibbous
78.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 AM
9:55 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.9%
- Age
- 19.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2812
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 | 234.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 54.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.5° / 256.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 30m / -23.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.62° / -1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.80° / 2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -58.67° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.