The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
75.6% 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
3:57 PM
3:10 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 365,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3171
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 | 120.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.2° / 51.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / -3.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.66° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.69° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 56.67° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.