The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 15, 1986
Waxing Crescent
36.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
1:58 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.4%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 784
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 | 74.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.0° / 64.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 50m / 23.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.57° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.83° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 99.11° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.