The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 2026
Waning Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
7:45 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1278
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 | 343.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.9° / 169.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.34° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / -5.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.55° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.