The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 2034
Waning Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
5:51 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1377
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.3° / 200.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 16m / 6.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.96° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.31° / 2.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.88° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.