The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
95.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 PM
4:49 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.0%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2268
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 | 154.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.6° / 8.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 43m / -12.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 208.54° / -1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / 2.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.89° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.5° |
| 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.