The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 15, 2018
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
8:58 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1180
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.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 130.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 44m / 14.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.14° / -4.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.57° / 6.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.78° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 321.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.