The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2164
Waning Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 AM
4:23 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2985
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 | 307.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 221.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 14m / 1.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.03° / 0.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / 0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.20° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.