The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2126
Waning Crescent
36.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:46 AM
2:33 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.4%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2515
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 | 285.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 25.9° / 237.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 43m / -4.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 340.61° / 3.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.82° / -4.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -102.34° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.