The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 2119
Waxing Crescent
29.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:45 AM
1:20 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.5%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2429
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.6° / 70.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 12m / 23.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.02° / 3.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.21° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.13° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.