The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 15, 2127
Waxing Crescent
15.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.7%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2528
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 | 46.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.7° / 87.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 100.83° / -5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.96° / 7.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 127.79° / -1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.