The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 2157
First Quarter
54.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 PM
2:30 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.5%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2899
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.4° / 61.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 11m / 10.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.09° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.17° / 1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.30° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.