The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2080
Waning Crescent
17.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
4:41 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.0%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1946
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 | 311.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 217.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 27m / 2.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.19° / -0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.97° / 0.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.83° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.