The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 15, 2164
Waning Crescent
28.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
3:19 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2985
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 295.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.2° / 231.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 23m / -2.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.64° / 1.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.43° / -1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.97° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.