The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 16, 2200
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
11:06 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 394,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3431
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 97.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 19.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.97° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.47° / 6.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.66° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.