The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2182
Waxing Gibbous
91.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:58 PM
4:37 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.5%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3208
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 | 145.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.9° / 20.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 18m / -8.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 201.09° / 0.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.78° / 0.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.83° / -0.90° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.