The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 15, 1994
Waxing Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:17 AM
12:04 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 5.0 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 883
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 | 55.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 17.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.95° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.06° / 6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.76° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.