The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 2194
Waning Crescent
18.5% 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
3:43 AM
4:37 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.5%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3356
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 | 309.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 223.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 15m / 5.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.41° / 3.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.73° / -3.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.24° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.