The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 2147
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
6:36 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 378,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2775
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.2° / 314.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -14.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.00° / 4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -5.54° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 16.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.