The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:14 PM
4:32 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 362,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3072
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 137.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.6° / 27.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 55m / -2.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.55° / 3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.54° / -3.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.05° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.8° |
| 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.