The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 2088
Waning Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:55 AM
3:05 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2045
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 | 291.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.5° / 235.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 08m / -1.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.59° / 3.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.17° / -4.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.17° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.