The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 2169
Waning Gibbous
80.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:21 AM
9:43 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.3%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3047
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 | 232.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.5° / 257.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 19m / -23.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 288.06° / -1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / 2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.27° / -0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.