The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 15, 1972
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:12 AM
11:58 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 611
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
-
Mars, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 2.7° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.4° / 87.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 59m / 25.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.84° / 2.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.21° / -2.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.48° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.