The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 15, 2185
Waning Gibbous
98.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
7:17 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.6%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3245
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 192.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.5° / 295.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 28m / -16.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.96° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.85° / -5.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.11° / -1.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.