The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 15, 2108
Waxing Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2293
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 | 55.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.8° / 82.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 25m / 16.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.41° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.27° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 119.36° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.