The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2153
Waning Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:22 AM
2:17 PM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2849
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 | 285.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.7° / 231.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 58m / -11.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 341.27° / -4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -99.74° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.