The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 2172
Waning Crescent
42.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
1:41 PM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.7%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 382,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3084
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.7° / 234.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 30m / -14.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.04° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.35° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.33° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.