The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 15, 2110
Waning Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:54 AM
5:42 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2317
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 324.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.2° / 198.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 17m / 4.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.18° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.49° / 5.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.66° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.