The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 1967
Waxing Crescent
33.4% 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
11:03 AM
1:45 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.4%
- Age
- 6.0 days
- Distance
- 381,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 549
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 70.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.3° / 66.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 33m / 24.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.53° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.69° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.91° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.