The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 15, 1910
First Quarter
46.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:24 AM
1:31 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -156
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.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.3° / 69.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 19.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 139.43° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.07° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.61° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.