The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, May 14, 1944
Waning Gibbous
59.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 AM
12:03 PM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 59.2%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 264
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 | 259.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 79.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 59.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.3° / 245.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 04m / -17.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.24° / -1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.85° / 1.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -82.31° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.