The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 1995
Waning Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 PM
6:59 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 895
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,000 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.9° / 295.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 17m / -18.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.70° / 2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.79° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.70° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 89.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.