The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 15, 2078
Waxing Crescent
20.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 AM
12:32 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1922
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 | 53.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.2° / 74.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 23m / 26.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.54° / 4.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.57° / -5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.41° / 0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.