The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 15, 1984
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:33 PM
6:34 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 759
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:43 PM, is deepest at 12:40 AM and ends at 2:36 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 186.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.6° / 300.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -19.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.26° / 0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / -0.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.49° / -0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 101.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.