The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 2150
Waning Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:05 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2812
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 223.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 263.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 38m / -23.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.80° / -0.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / 0.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.48° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 87.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.