The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 15, 2070
Waxing Crescent
34.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 AM
12:56 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.6%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1823
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 | 71.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.4° / 74.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 13.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.06° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.70° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.77° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.2° |
| 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.