The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 15, 1904
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:42 AM
7:56 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.3 days
- Distance
- 383,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -230
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.2° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 155.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 45m / 15.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.50° / -4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / 6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 171.65° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 314.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.