The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 2021
Waxing Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 AM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1217
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 | 42.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.1° / 82.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 32m / 25.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.24° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.62° / -0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.