The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2115
Waning Gibbous
62.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:04 AM
11:32 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 62.5%
- Age
- 20.9 days
- Distance
- 402,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2379
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 | 255.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 75.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 62.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -4.7° / 243.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 56m / -22.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.95° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.29° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.89° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.