The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 2128
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:52 PM
7:17 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2540
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,200 km.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.1° / 295.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 29m / -16.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 248.11° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.38° / -6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.91° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.