The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 2178
Waning Crescent
4.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
7:01 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.4%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 387,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3158
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 | 336.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 155.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.7° / 187.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 50m / 16.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.22° / 4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.36° / -5.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.32° / 1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.