The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 2071
Waning Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 PM
7:33 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 400,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1835
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 | 197.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.5° / 290.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -17.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 252.32° / 4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.20° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.69° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.