The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2151
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
9:18 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 370,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2825
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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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 | 4.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 125.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 52m / 18.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.73° / -1.50° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.96° / 2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.58° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.