The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 2167
Waning Crescent
16.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:27 AM
4:43 PM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 366,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3022
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 | 312.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.9° / 210.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 35m / -1.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.67° / -4.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / 6.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.85° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 62.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.