The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 15, 2033
Waning Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:56 PM
7:17 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 392,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1365
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 | 194.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.2° / 293.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 33m / -17.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 249.31° / 3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.61° / -4.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -19.31° / -0.89° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.