The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 2010
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
10:50 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1081
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 | 20.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.3° / 99.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 54m / 24.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.16° / 2.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.87° / -2.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.12° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 258.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.