The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 1918
Waxing Crescent
29.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 AM
12:47 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.2%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 390,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -57
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 65.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.3° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 03m / 17.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.20° / -3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.84° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 120.77° / 0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.6° |
| 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.