The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 2154
Waxing Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:50 AM
12:05 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2862
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 | 44.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.8° / 78.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 28.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.82° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.84° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.39° / 0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.