The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 15, 2072
Waning Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:07 AM
6:20 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1847
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 | 331.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.6° / 188.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 7.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 27.20° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / 4.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.50° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.