The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2069
Waning Crescent
33.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
2:56 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.2%
- Age
- 24.3 days
- Distance
- 370,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1810
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 237.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 59m / -1.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.27° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.35° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.37° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.