The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 16, 2197
Waning Crescent
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
8:36 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3393
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 | 354.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.4° / 140.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 10m / 20.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.75° / 3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.93° / -3.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -177.39° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.