The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 14, 1937
Waxing Crescent
22.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:20 AM
12:14 AM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.9%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 178
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 | 56.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.6° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 26m / 18.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.42° / -3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.05° / 4.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.19° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.