The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2120
Waning Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:50 PM
7:44 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2441
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 | 210.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -43.8° / 268.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 41m / -27.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.81° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.38° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -32.49° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.