The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 15, 2040
Waxing Crescent
18.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:24 AM
12:18 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.1%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1452
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,200 km.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.5° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 26.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.65° / 3.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.20° / -4.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.81° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.