The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 2183
Waning Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
3:07 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3220
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 292.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.1° / 231.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 17m / -3.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.82° / 0.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.65° / -0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -113.79° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.