The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2086
Waxing Crescent
8.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:25 AM
11:34 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.5%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2021
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 | 33.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.2° / 91.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 22.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.14° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.56° / 2.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.08° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.