The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 2060
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:10 PM
6:08 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.2 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1699
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.1° / 307.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -21.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.67° / -1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.67° / 2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.51° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 169.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.