The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 2079
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 PM
5:57 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1934
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.6° / 314.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -20.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.75° / -1.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.45° / 2.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.90° / 0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.