The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2154
Waxing Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2862
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.5° / 85.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 55m / 28.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 88.88° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.74° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.63° / 0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.