The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 1961
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
9:39 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 475
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 | 11.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 117.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 16.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.17° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.95° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.