The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 16, 2189
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:56 AM
10:11 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3295
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 | 13.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 108.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 22.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.97° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.09° / -0.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.92° / -0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.