The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 2037
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:50 AM
9:10 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 388,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1415
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 126.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 56m / 15.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.21° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.97° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 300.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.