The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 1974
Waning Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:35 AM
2:26 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 635
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 | 284.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.9° / 240.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 33m / -3.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 338.57° / 5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.53° / 0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.