The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 2158
Waning Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 PM
7:23 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2911
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 | 204.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.6° / 274.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 13m / -26.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.43° / -3.32° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / 4.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.90° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 103.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.