The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 15, 2183
Waning Crescent
41.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:33 AM
1:59 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.7%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3220
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 | 279.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 239.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 23m / -7.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.60° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.75° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.57° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| 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.