The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 15, 2059
Waxing Crescent
16.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 AM
12:06 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.5%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 391,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1687
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 | 47.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.0° / 78.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 26.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 102.53° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.67° / -4.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.22° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.