The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 16, 2174
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
5:42 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3109
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.0° / 311.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 21m / -22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.75° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 6.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.93° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 222.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.