The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 15, 2091
Waning Crescent
7.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:01 AM
6:01 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.6%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2082
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 | 328.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 193.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 5.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.40° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.22° / 5.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.07° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.