The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 2023
Waning Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
4:30 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 374,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1241
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 | 310.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.9° / 215.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 21m / -0.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.67° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.12° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.41° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.