The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 2065
Waxing Gibbous
73.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:41 PM
3:11 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.6%
- Age
- 10.2 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1761
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 | 118.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 61.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.2° / 52.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 30m / -1.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.56° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / 5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.08° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.