The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 15, 2194
Waning Crescent
27.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:19 AM
3:27 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.9%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3356
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 | 296.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.6° / 230.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 26m / -1.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 351.64° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -8.44° / -2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -124.01° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.