The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 2083
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
8:06 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1983
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 | 348.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.9° / 157.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 20.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.14° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.32° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.74° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.