The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Waning Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:05 AM
7:45 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 359,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1043
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,400 km.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 168.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 18.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.29° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.06° / -4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.74° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.