The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 15, 2138
Waxing Crescent
36.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 AM
1:44 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.9%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2664
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.0° / 67.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 49m / 19.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.42° / 1.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.98° / -1.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.32° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.