The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 2099
Waning Crescent
19.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
4:23 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.3%
- Age
- 25.0 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2181
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 | 308.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 220.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / 1.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.24° / -0.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.97° / 0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.41° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.