The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 2155
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
5:35 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2874
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.5° / 319.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 07m / -21.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.27° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.87° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.