The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 14, 1915
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:08 AM
8:39 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -94
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.4° / 142.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 42m / 24.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.94° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.09° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.65° / 1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 220.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.