The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 1992
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 PM
5:14 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 858
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 | 167.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.3° / 338.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 36m / -19.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.78° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / 5.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.12° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.