The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 15, 2129
Waning Crescent
7.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
6:01 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.7%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 380,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2552
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
26° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 328.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.7° / 193.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 4.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 22.98° / -4.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.47° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.