The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, May 14, 1943
Waxing Gibbous
71.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:10 PM
3:38 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.3%
- Age
- 10.3 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 252
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 | 115.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 46.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 20m / 6.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.10° / 2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.90° / -2.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 59.24° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.