The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 15, 1947
Waning Crescent
27.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
3:15 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.6%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 388,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 301
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 223.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 34m / -8.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 350.81° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.29° / 6.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.38° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.