The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 15, 2029
Waxing Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
10:59 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 396,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1316
Events on this date
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Moon, Uranus, and Venus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 23.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.3° / 97.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 10m / 24.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.71° / 1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.53° / -1.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.30° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.