The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 1939
Waning Crescent
13.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:07 AM
5:13 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.4%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 392,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 202
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 | 317.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.5° / 214.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 6.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.07° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.38° / -2.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.05° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.