The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 2032
Waxing Crescent
33.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
12:56 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.9%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1353
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 | 70.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 75.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 30m / 13.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.36° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.09° / 7.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.14° / -0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.