The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 2145
Waning Crescent
30.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:08 AM
3:08 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.5%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 393,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2750
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 | 293.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.7° / 233.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 13m / -2.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.13° / 2.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.16° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.