The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 1999
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
8:58 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 357,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 945
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.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 131.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 14.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.73° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.20° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.58° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.