The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 1985
Waning Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
4:47 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 771
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 313.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 211.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 37m / 0.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.68° / -3.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.43° / 4.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -131.02° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.