The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2171
Waxing Gibbous
78.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 PM
4:06 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.1%
- Age
- 10.5 days
- Distance
- 366,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3072
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 | 124.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.5° / 38.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 03m / 4.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.93° / 4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.81° / -4.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 50.24° / 0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.