The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 15, 1975
Waxing Crescent
20.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.7%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 375,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 648
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.8° / 82.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 16m / 18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.10° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.70° / 5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.58° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.8° |
| 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.