The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2024
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
2:45 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 401,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1254
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.3° / 58.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 03m / 16.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.24° / 3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.46° / -4.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.49° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.