The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 2186
Waning Crescent
7.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
6:05 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.5%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3257
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 | 328.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.8° / 191.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 39m / 4.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 24.82° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.56° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.89° / -1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 59.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.