The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2052
Waning Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:21 PM
7:44 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1600
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 200.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 20.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -46.6° / 286.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 01m / -18.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.97° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.19° / -5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.09° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.