The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 15, 2142
Waning Gibbous
71.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 AM
10:59 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.8%
- Age
- 19.7 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2713
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,600 km.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 244.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.8° / 257.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 01m / -16.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.97° / 3.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.91° / -4.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -65.07° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.