The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 2173
Waxing Crescent
13.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.3%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 3097
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 | 42.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 79.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 35m / 28.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.76° / 5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.07° / -6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.80° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 268.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.