The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 15, 2187
First Quarter
51.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:07 PM
2:39 AM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3270
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 369,700 km.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.3° / 58.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 01m / 16.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.72° / 3.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.24° / -4.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.50° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.