The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2156
Waning Crescent
9.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:18 AM
5:57 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.6%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 373,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2886
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 | 324.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.9° / 207.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 10.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 20.51° / 3.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.80° / -3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.86° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.