The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 15, 1932
Waxing Gibbous
72.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 PM
3:31 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 72.6%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 116
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 116.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 63.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 72.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.5° / 48.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 29m / 3.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.32° / 0.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.19° / 0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.26° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.