The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 2124
Waxing Crescent
3.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 AM
10:42 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2491
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,600 km.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 21.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.6° / 102.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 04m / 21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.92° / -1.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.00° / 2.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 156.71° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.