The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 1959
First Quarter
48.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:01 PM
1:53 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.3%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 385,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 450
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 | 87.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 66.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 10.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.98° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.73° / 5.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.28° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.