The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 2116
Waxing Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2392
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 | 38.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.0° / 82.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 27.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.89° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.42° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.03° / 0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.