The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2162
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:00 AM
10:51 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2961
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 | 25.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 100.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 25m / 20.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.81° / -3.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.54° / 4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 149.07° / -0.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.