The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 16, 2161
Last Quarter
54.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:40 AM
12:48 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.7%
- Age
- 21.1 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2948
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 7.8° / 249.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 26m / -9.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.87° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.62° / -6.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -81.09° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| 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.