The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 16, 2187
Waxing Gibbous
63.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
3:17 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 63.1%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3270
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 | 105.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 74.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 63.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.8° / 51.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 57m / 11.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 160.92° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.20° / -5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.30° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.