The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2041
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 PM
5:56 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1464
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 8:11 PM, is deepest at 8:41 PM and ends at 9:12 PM. Partly visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon for some of it.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.0° / 320.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -18.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.63° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.41° / 1.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.72° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.