The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 15, 1917
Waning Crescent
31.8% 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
1:55 AM
2:01 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 24.1 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -70
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 | 291.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 248.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 01m / -1.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.83° / 4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.66° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -109.85° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.