The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 14, 1921
First Quarter
50.4% 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
1:15 PM
1:56 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.4%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 370,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -20
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 | 90.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.3° / 66.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 38m / 9.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.62° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.31° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.89° / -0.69° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.0° |
| 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.