The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 2045
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
7:57 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1513
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.6° of each other in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.7° / 163.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 19.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.06° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / -5.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.35° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.