The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 15, 2075
Waxing Crescent
0.5% 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
6:56 AM
9:25 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1885
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 | 7.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.5° / 121.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 05m / 17.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 62.68° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.67° / 5.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.58° / -1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.