The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2137
Waning Crescent
17.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:58 AM
4:40 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.4%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 388,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2651
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 310.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 219.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / 3.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.82° / 1.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.36° / -1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.81° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.