The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 15, 2125
Waxing Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:58 PM
4:59 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 12.1 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2503
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 | 156.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.1° / 2.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -12.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 211.76° / -0.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / 1.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.08° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.