The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 2156
Waning Crescent
17.2% 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
3:54 AM
4:44 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.2%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 371,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2886
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 | 311.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 220.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 20m / 4.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 6.49° / 2.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / -2.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.63° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.