The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2193
Waxing Gibbous
99.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:33 PM
5:28 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.5%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3344
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 | 172.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.4° / 323.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 58m / -21.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.30° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.78° / 6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.46° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.