The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 16, 2184
Waxing Crescent
43.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
1:45 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.7%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 391,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3233
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 | 82.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 24m / 13.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.19° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.79° / 2.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.12° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.