The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 15, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
61.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:09 PM
3:11 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.7%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2800
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 | 103.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.6° / 52.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 46m / 11.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 158.53° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.15° / -4.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.89° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.