The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 15, 2181
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
10:33 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3196
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.1° / 103.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 08m / 19.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.62° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.21° / 4.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.48° / -0.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.