The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2058
Waning Crescent
44.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
1:28 PM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.4%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 372,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1674
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 276.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.43% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 234.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 22m / -15.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.65° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.63° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.90° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.