The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 15, 1988
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:40 AM
8:56 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 808
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 12m / 22.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.76° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.18° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 126.9° |
| 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.