The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 2020
Waning Crescent
39.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:16 AM
1:58 PM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.7%
- Age
- 22.6 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1204
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 282.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.6° / 232.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 44m / -13.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 337.35° / -4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.59° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.51° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.