The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 16, 2178
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
8:08 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3158
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 156.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 19.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.40° / 3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.56° / 0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.