The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 15, 2031
Waning Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
3:16 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 381,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1340
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 | 293.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.4° / 235.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 10m / -0.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.39° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / -6.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -107.74° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.