The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 16, 2176
Waxing Gibbous
60.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:11 PM
2:39 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.0%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 389,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3134
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 | 101.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 59.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 35m / 6.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.97° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.80° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.50° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.