The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 2056
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:08 AM
9:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1650
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.6° / 117.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 17.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.49° / -3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.48° / 5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 166.16° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.