The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 14, 1945
Waxing Crescent
10.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:43 AM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.8%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 371,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 277
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 38.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 08m / 22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.85° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.02° / 1.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.85° / -1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.