The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 2158
Waning Gibbous
90.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 PM
8:15 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.7%
- Age
- 18.0 days
- Distance
- 401,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2911
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 | 215.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.9° / 266.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 06m / -25.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.44° / -2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / 3.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -40.09° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.