The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 15, 2159
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
6:40 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2923
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 | 331.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.7° / 196.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 31m / 14.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.59° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.90° / -6.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.51° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.