The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 15, 2166
Full Moon
99.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
6:53 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3010
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -55.2° / 306.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -15.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.25° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.30° / -6.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.32° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 60.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.