The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 2105
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 AM
10:48 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2256
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 | 22.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.4° / 100.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 21.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.38° / -1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.69° / 1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.51° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.