The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 2123
Waning Gibbous
78.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:16 AM
10:13 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.2%
- Age
- 19.6 days
- Distance
- 400,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2478
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 | 235.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.8° / 260.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 26m / -19.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.22° / 2.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.43° / -3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -61.29° / 0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.