The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 15, 2191
Last Quarter
54.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 AM
12:23 PM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.9%
- Age
- 21.9 days
- Distance
- 369,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3319
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 3.2° / 240.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.48° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.66° / 6.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.94° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.