The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 14, 1909
Waning Crescent
29.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:48 AM
1:57 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.9%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 367,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- -169
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 | 293.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.9° / 237.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 21m / -9.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 347.16° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.35° / 7.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -116.29° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.