The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 2139
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 PM
6:56 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2676
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.4° / 278.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 46m / -26.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.55° / -4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 5.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.10° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 110.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.