The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2148
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
6:00 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 27.0 days
- Distance
- 363,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2787
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 363,700 km.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 6.8° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.4° / 193.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 32m / 4.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 23.01° / -4.66° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / 6.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.28° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.