The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2097
Waxing Crescent
21.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
12:37 AM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.0%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 365,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2157
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.4° / 73.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 29m / 26.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.87° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / -5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.61° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.