The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 15, 2146
Waxing Crescent
20.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:13 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.8%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2763
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 54.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 82.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 19m / 17.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.84° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.08° / 6.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.96° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.