The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 15, 2101
Waning Gibbous
92.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 PM
7:47 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.3%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2206
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 | 211.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.0° / 267.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -27.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.66° / -4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.64° / 5.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.68° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.