The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, May 14, 1902
First Quarter
51.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:19 PM
12:59 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.6%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -255
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.7° / 75.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 41m / 8.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.68° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.04° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.20° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.