The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 2048
Waxing Crescent
6.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
11:23 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.9%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1551
Events on this date
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Venus and Neptune close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.1° / 92.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 42m / 23.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 85.79° / 0.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.60° / 0.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.49° / 0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.