The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 2162
Waxing Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:13 AM
10:01 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2961
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 | 14.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.2° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 19.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.67° / -2.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.63° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.31° / -0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.