The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 2188
Waning Gibbous
65.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 AM
11:21 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 65.1%
- Age
- 20.0 days
- Distance
- 392,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3282
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 | 252.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.5° / 246.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -21.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.13° / -3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.18° / 5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -66.28° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.0° |
| 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.