The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2170
Waxing Crescent
0.4% 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
6:40 AM
9:35 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 391,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3060
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 | 7.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 118.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 20.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 63.27° / -0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / 1.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.74° / -0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.