The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 1965
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 PM
6:27 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 524
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.7° / 309.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -17.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.59° / 1.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.14° / -1.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.32° / -0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.