The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 15, 1964
Waxing Crescent
20.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 AM
12:12 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.0%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 365,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 512
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 | 52.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.1° / 77.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 23.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.78° / 1.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.66° / -1.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 131.82° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.