The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, May 14, 1908
Waxing Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:07 PM
4:40 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- -181
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 161.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.0° / 18.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 16m / -8.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 214.86° / 4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.07° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.16° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 301.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.