The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 1991
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
10:55 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 846
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 360,600 km.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 20.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.6° / 98.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 53m / 25.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 74.94° / 2.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.13° / -3.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.92° / 1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.