The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 2130
First Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:28 PM
2:45 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2565
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 95.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.0° / 57.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 13.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.14° / 2.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.00° / -2.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.69° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.