The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, May 14, 1918
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
12:06 AM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 385,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -57
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 | 53.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.4° / 80.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 10m / 20.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.34° / -2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.13° / 3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.00° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.