The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 15, 1980
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
10:03 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 710
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 | 15.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.5° / 112.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 40m / 17.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.77° / -4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.47° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.14° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.